PLAY LOUD !

(side A): introduction = ‘Quinteto Violado’ *** Políticos (“politicians”) / Racional (“rational”) / Devastação (devastation”) – ‘Devastação’ *** Tocas Fedorentas (“stinky burrows”) / Política Nuclear (“nuclear policy”) – ‘Estado Mórbido’ *** Podridão Política (“political decay/rotting”) / Submissão (“submission”) – ‘Dever De Classe’ *** Instituições (“institutions”) / Zezinho (name) / Sociedade (“society”) – ‘Condenados’ *** Que Se Dane A Sociedade (“to hell with society”) / Guilhotina Para Os Políticos (“guillotine for politicians”) / O Viciado (“the addict”) – ‘Delinqüentes’ *** Reatores (“reactors”) / Farsa (“farce/hoax”) / Terceiro Mundo (“third world”) – ‘Câmbio Negro’

(side B): intermission = Nordeste: Cordel, Repente & Canção *** Estamos Fartos (“we’re fed up”) / Voto Nulo (“invalid vote”) / Patrulha Nas Esquinas (“street-patrol”) – ‘Karne Krua’ *** Contradição (“contradiction”) / A Guerra (“the war”) – ‘Azilo Militar’ *** Destruição (“destruction”) / Problemas (“problems”) – ‘Zueira’ *** Birthday Party / Cidade Morta (“dead city”) – ‘Via-Sacra’ *** Multinacionais (“multinationals”) / Criminosos Da Ecologia (“ecology criminals”) / Morte (“death”) – ‘Repressão X’

This compilation-tape (“fury and hate”) was donated by ‘Léo’ Leonardo Gomes, a young punk-archivist from São Paulo, Brazil (@TotalKaosPunk). It was made by Sílvio Campos – singer of ‘Karne Krua’ and editor of the fanzine Buracaju (from Aracajú, in the northeast of Brazil) – and distributed by the local Lokaos recs.

Brob

My project is about archiving Brazilian punkrock from the 1980’s. I don’t wanna make money out of it. I plan on setting up a website, not just with old tapes but also fanzines, bands, flyers, etc.; totally for free. I have contact with bands/people from that time (e.g. ‘Câmbio Negro’, ‘Cólera’, ‘Inocentes’, ‘Karne Krua’). I’m attracted to Brazilian punk because of the aggressive sound and how truthful the lyrics are. It’s also fascinating and amazing to read/hear how shit Brazil was (and still is), and how meaningful the lyrics (about daily life, corruption, repression, etc.) are.

Léo

Azilo Militar [“military asylum”] (Alagoinhas, Bahia): ‘Moka’ Marcos V (guitar/vocals), Junior (bass/vocals), Roque (drums)

Câmbio Negro [“black market exchange”] (Recife, Pernambuco): ‘Pesado’ Eduardo Pessoa Barbosa (vocals), Pierre Lucena (guitar), Ricardo Paredes (bass), ‘Nino’ Luiz Antônio Neves (drums)

Condenados [“convicted/convicts”] (Aracajú, Sergipe): Carlos (vocals), Val (guitar), Jall (bass), Valdeleno (drums)

Delinquentes [“delinquents”] (Belém, Pará): Jaime/Jayme Catarro (vocals), Gilson Costa (guitar), Wagner (bass), Zeca (drums)

Devastação [“devastation”] (Natal, Rio Grande do Norte): Jean Leite (vocals), Rômulo (guitar), Junior (bass), Samir (drums)

Dever De Classe [“class duty/assignment”] (Salvador, Bahia): ‘Lili’ Willyams Martins (vocals), ‘Rai’ (guitar), Nêio Mustafá (bass), Bel/César Contreiras (drums)

Estado Mórbido [“morbidity/morbid state”] (Fortaleza, Ceará): Edú (vocals), Hybão (guitar), Magoo (bass/vocals), Jorge (drums) 

Karne Krua [“raw meat”] (Aracajú, Sergipe): Sílvio/Sylvyo Campos (vocals), Marcelo Gaspar (guitar), Márlio Oliveira (bass), Tony Almada (drums)

Repressão X [“repression X”] (Fortaleza, Ceará): Amarildo (guitar/vocals), Spiga (bass/vocals), Paz Mano (drums/vocals)

Via-Sacra [“stations of the cross”] (Salvador, Bahia): Bau (vocals), André (guitar), Marcos (bass), Adriano (drums)

Zueira [“joke/fun/mockery”] (Fortaleza, Ceará): Eliane (vocals/bass), João (guitar), Francisco (drums)

booklet:

[Translations based on Léo’s attempts]

HOW LONG WILL WE BE SLAVES TO OUR OWN WISDOM OR STUPIDITY???

This is dedicated to all the true punks who fought and continue to fight to strengthen of the movement, without worrying about parasites/crazy people, but rather focusing on their real and serious struggle.

This work is supported by the radio-programme Ronda Alternativa.

This is also dedicated to Núcleo de Consciência Punk [“punk awareness centre”; anarchopunks in São Paulo] for its work regarding informing young people about the movement with great strength and dedication, and for supporting zines and bands throughout Brazil and abroad.

Baracaju would like to thank all the bands that believed in this project and contributed to it. Thank you very much.

‘Devastação‘ – “Our eternal pain is intertwined with our very existence.” – Our band is the coalescence of thoughts in relation with everything everything that exists. We chose this path because it expresses best our way of thinking, be it abstract, concrete, philosophical, ideological… Our lyrics reveal a profound state of revolt/rebellion and non-conformity towards society, its institutes, its values and thorough questioning of human existence. We started in 1985. Our line-up has changed quite a bit. Even today we still have difficulties regarding rehearsal-space, receptiveness of the city and most of all equipment. Currently we don’t have a bassist but that doesn’t mean we’re standing still. We performed at Festcore [meeting of northern and northeast Brazilian punk bands, in Aracajú, promoted by Silvio of ‘Karne Krua’], gave a decent and conscientious show.” They did a good job and made everybody happy with songs like Punheta (“handjob/masturbation”), Esquizofrenia (“schizophrenia”), Racional (“rational”) etc. It’s certain this band will get really far.

‘Estado Mórbido‘: We blame the band ‘E.M.’ for the state/situation the people/nations find themselves in nowadays. By the way, it’s potentially morbid. This whole state and slave-based regime, where there are disputes over power. In the beginning, the embryonic formation consisted of (see above). As soon as possible we accepted: “This is not the finish line, quite the opposite: it’s just the start.”. They appeared on the tape-compilation Um Meio e Nunca Um Fim [“a means, never an end”], following several local events.

‘Dever De Classe‘: Formed by the end of 1985, the band already has already dozens of shows under its belt. They’re not into regionalism, they disregard/go beyond any pre-established any rules of modern music; in other words: avant-garde music goes beyond all that. In any case, the band brings the moral decay of this city to the stage/forefront. They have opened up opportunities for several rock-bands in Salvador and elsewhere in the country, and continues to promote a fast-paced style of music throught their gigs. “We wanna show our musical oeuvre to everyone that is dissatisfied with the fascist powers that are endangering humanity.”. Our style is inspired by bands such as ‘Doggy Style’, ‘Ugly Americans’, ‘Hates’, ‘Circle Jerks’, ‘Dead Kennedys’, ‘Olho Seco’, ‘Ratos De Porão’,’ Cólera’…but also Swedish and Finnish bands. ‘Dever De Classe’ played at Festcore [Their recordings are from that fest.], showing a lot of confidence, a new line-up and a slightly changed sound.

‘Condenados‘: A new torpedo directed against the system. The band came about by the end of 1987 with the intention of producing a dirty and raw sound, in the truest sense. Ours lyrics go against the system, army, church, politicians, etc. We’re just another band allied with the sincere punk movement. Our main objective is to annihilate an enemy that is common to all of us. The difficulties are immense: from equipment to rehearsal-spaces. But all these difficulties haven’t discouraged us from pursuing our goal; quite the opposite: it makes us fight harder to overcome these problems. The band has a really strong anarchist conscientiousness. While some bands really lack this awareness, for us it’s paramount. That’s why we don’t sell our heads/brains to anyone, nor do we intend to please everyone but we rather want to to evolve. We will never hesitate/doubt our proposals/motions. We believe it’s important for those who’re truly aware/conscious to unite, the unity that exists between the ‘Condenados’ and ‘Karne Krua‘; since ‘K.K.’, as we experienced, always offered us the biggest support in every way. I believe that all the strength that the members of ‘K.K.’ gave us and continues to give us, is indispensable. I believe that only in this way can we be(come) truly strong. (written by Valdaleno and the band) [The first and present line-up of can be seen above.]

‘Delinquentes‘: (The band already went through four phases. [See above for the last line-up.]). Due to precarious circumstances, we couldn’t do as many gigs as we wanted to. (The intention was to play everywhere:bars, squares, etc. from the suburbs to the city-centre). Even so, ‘Delinquentés’ has already performed about five times. Our current sound is more mature compared than in the beginning, it has the same punch, only more polished. The themes of the lyrics are the same: anarchy, politicians, street-life, nuclear waste, etc. but we’re always trying to evolve, never regress. “We are marginalised, indeed, but were not marginals/outcasts.” The band has already contributed to a compilation-tape entitled Açaí Azedo [a kind of berries] – featuring bands from Belém.

‘Câmbio Negro‘: “We don’t try to sound like any band from Europe, America or anywhere else but we aim to create our own sound, our own kind/style of HardCore. An authentic sound: fast-paced, aggressive, that reflects our non-comformity with life in the streets and the global reality. We fighting for the strengthening of an active, united and conscious punk-movement; we support unity between punks and skinheads from the suburbs. Power to all that fight for a decent/honest movement!” (Nino) “It’s certainly true that the movement here in the northeast is much smaller in size compared to the that of the bigger cities but that doesn’t mean we’re unaware, as many people think. We exist, our ideology is strong and we try to show that in our sound. Therefore, we are no less than anyone else and we deserve respect like any other punk that is fighting for a decent/honest movement, whether in Brazil or any other country in the world.” (Pesado). ‘C.N.’ is a political band with a punk ideology and style, formed in early Feb. 1984, by three members of local bands who shared the same style. At first ‘Câmbio N.’ played in the style of ’77 punk bands. After facing several problems (e.g. with rehearsal-spaces), ‘C.N.’s returned with its fourth line-up (Jul. 1986). The songs became more intense, the sound faster, more powerful and raw; in short: there was a significant improvement of the band’s style. In general hey talk about oppression, lack of freedom, wars, religion, etc.; they’re against everything that restricts, controls, standardises, degrades and corrupts human life, and are in favour of a more free and dignified world for all. Without a doubt, ‘C.N.’ made a big impression with unforgettable gigs. E.g. on Nov. 15th, 1985: where they put on a powerful, conscious show. They recorded their demo-tape A Voz Do Brasil [“the voice of Brazil”]. “We have to expose our entire view of things and all our dissatisfaction or relationship with the system, a reflection of all the violence; in short: all human error and hatred.“ – “Why should I sing my national anthem and die for my country?”

‘Karne Krua‘ was formed in 1985, when another local band quit. ‘K.K.’ has been struggling to survive; the difficulties we face are enormous but our will to fight and to share our ideals (anarchy) overcomes all the problems. We are fighting for unity between anti-establishment tribes and we believe that without this, we won’t achieve anything because the enemy is one and fights to prevent us from reaching any goals. It throws its weapons around, causing many to destroy each other. We’re currently working on our new tape, which already has some newer and more up-to-date work. As soon as it’s ready, we’ll do the same as we did with As Merdas Do Sistema [1987; “the system’s shit”], or even more, in terms of promotion.

‘Zueira‘ started because of our need to scream out what had been stuck in our throats for a long time. The band produces the noise that disturbs the eardrums of the alienated and rotten bourgeoisie. Our revolt goes purely against everything and everyone that oppresses us and wants us to stop living the way we want. Fuck the oppressors and those that want to deprive us of our freedom. Because, the cowards, they want to manipulate us so we become like them. (words by Eliane) João and Francisco who did guitars and drums, respectively, left the band because they wanted to change the sound of the band. Since that didn’t fit Eliane’s objectives, the guys quit. The band does no longer exist and Eliane has joined the band ‘Resistência Desarmada’ [“unarmed resistence”; an all-female band].

‘Via-Sacra‘ formed in July 1986. They already did various shows in Salvador, Recife, etc. Their sound is influenced by punk-rock and American garage-bands, the content of the lyrics is strongly sarcastic/critical. They believe in freedom of speech and a constructive attitude. They detest radicalism and ignore humans who refuse to evolve. Their plans for the future are to improve technically in all aspects and maybe record an LP, which they think is necessary. ‘Via-Sacra’ has a demo-tape out which is entitled Salmos [“psalms”], that contains the two songs that are on our tape-zine.

‘Repressão X‘ got going in May 1985, with the intention of spreading and demonstrating the ideology of the movement. Through counterculture and subculture. Amarildo and Mano had already been in a band from the M.F.P. (Movimento Punk de Fortaleza) [punk-movement from Fortaleza]: the ‘Ramortes’. “We struggled, we suffered like hell, because our equipment had be transported with a cart, and we even took suburban/commuter trains with the assistance of punks. We also endured discrimination, etc. The struggle and the battle still continue in the band’s daily life day but we’re not going to give up, whatever it costs. Since 1985, the band has gone through nine line-ups and nowadays it’s (see above). – “Help the Northeast unambitiously.”

‘Azilo Militar‘ started in October 1987. With the new line-up [see above]. The band has been performing at a series of events. “We are a street-band, that’s why we’re ready to take on any gig that comes our way. The definition of our sound speaks for itself, versatility and creativity are fundamental. Our lyrics describe the pure realities we experience first-hand, in this end of the world. We lack equipment but that’s not a reason to cross our arms or should settle or make it ourselves comfortable, given the global situation we’re living in. The repression against the alternative libertarian movement is not different from that in other places. We endure boycotts by the trivial/mundane conservative intellectuals to the parasitic ‘young ones’ that don’t do anything for the movement, nor to improve their own vegetative existence. (Go fuck yourselves.)”